curtsey
- a variation of curtsy.
Example Sentences
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The family, from Sidcup, south-east London, posed for a photo with the Queen, before Olivia and her four-year-old sister Imogen gave a curtsey.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2023
“Americans will understand this. We have Medieval Times, dinner and tournament,” she says, breaking into a giggle as she re-creates a dramatic curtsey reminiscent of an overzealous Ren Faire performer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
Whether it was a bow or a curtsey, though, cut little ice with sections of the Austrian media.
From Reuters ● Aug. 21, 2018
“When you first meet the queen,” she instructed, “following a deep curtsey, you say ‘Your Majesty,’ and subsequently you refer to her as ‘Ma’am.’
From Washington Times ● May 7, 2017
Still clinging to one of his big hands, she collapsed to the floor in an elegant curtsey.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
